fogging

Verb

fog (third-person singular simple present fogs, present participle fogging, simple past and past participle fogged)

1. (intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog.
2. (intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.
   • The mirror fogged every time he showered.

   Synonyms:

   become cloudy, become steamy

3. (intransitive) To become dim or obscure.
4. (transitive) To make dim or obscure.
5. (transitive) To spoil (film) via exposure to light other than in the normal process of taking a photograph.
6. (transitive) To cover with or as if with fog.
   • Fogging for adult mosquito control began on June 4th in residential areas. Until September 25th, the Metro area was fogged eleven times, using nine truck-mounted foggers, eight hand swing foggers, and two boats.1968, Eighth Annual Report, Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg, page 7

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